A
Main text
½A - Semi-autograph
A - Autograph of the piano part
Morch - Manuscript of the orchestra part
GE - German edition
GE1 - First German edition
GE1a - Retouched impression of GE1
GE2 - Second German edition
FE - French edition
FE1 - First French edition
FE2 - Corrected impression of FE1
FED - Dubois copy
FEJ - Jędrzejewicz copy
FES - Stirling copy
EE - English edition
EE1 - First English edition
EE2 - Revised impression of EE1
EE3 - Corrected impression of EE2
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The  sign, unless it is a result of a misunderstanding, could have been added by Chopin in the proofreading of GE1. One could see here either a suggestion of a slightly changed dynamic concept, where the climax of the crescendo would fall already in the middle of this bar, or an ad hoc attempt to replace the overlooked dashes marking the range of the crescendo. Taking into account the above doubts, in the main text we preserve the notation of A without this sign – see the previous note.

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category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: Authentic corrections of GE

notation: Articulation, Accents, Hairpins

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